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Desserts

End your meal on a sweet high

Chocolate mousse pyramid
Your Christmas centrepiece, sorted
chocolate and stout cake
Service chocolate and stout cake with malted milk chocolate ice cream and a good splash of pouring cream
Christmas desserts, spiced chocolate fondant
This spiced chocolate fondant makes the perfect alternative to Christmas pud
Pavlova recipes are passed down generations, and this one from Norma Makepeace is a classic
Strawberry pannacotta with yogurt, baked white chocolate and basil
This strawberry pannacotta is a real showstopper
Dark chocolate mousse
There's a very good chance you have all the ingredients for this dark chocolate mousse in your kitchen
Gingerbread caramel brownies
Make these moreish gingerbread caramel brownies from Chococo with caution: once you've snaffled one, there's a good chance you'll go back for the rest of the tray
Raspberry mousse
Scott Paton shares his recipe for raspberry mousse with raspberry sorbet and pistachio cream
Lemon tart recipe
Tom Hunt shares his recipe for mini lemon curd tarts
Toffee apple crumble
This toffee apple crumble is the perfect Sunday pud
Sticky Toffee Pudding
This sticky toffee pudding recipe from Sam Salway of The Jubilee Inn is a classic British pud and an indulgent home comfort
Elderflower sorbet
Bryok Williams of The Square at Porthleven shares his elderflower sorbet recipe
Orange and polenta cake
Nick Hodges shares his recipe for orange and almond polenta cake
Chocolate brownie
Zack Hawke shares his recipe for chocolate fudge brownie with salted caramel
Lemon cheesecake
Barrie Tucker of The Luttrell Arms shares his lemon cheesecake recipe
Blackberry frangipane
Levi Frew, pastry chef at Two Bridges Hotel on Dartmoor, shares his blackberry frangipane tart recipe
Avocado ice cream
Yep, we're going there
Baked custard
Use up the glut of rhubarb with this delicious dessert from Zack Hawke of The Mariners Public House in Rock
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